Jeanerette, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of Jeanerette | |
 St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Jeanerette | |
| Nickname: Sugar City | |
| Anthem: Markae' DEQ | |
 Location of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′59″N 91°40′21″W / 29.91639°N 91.67250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Iberia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carol Bourgeois Jr (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2) |
| • Land | 2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,813 |
| • Density | 2,085.36/sq mi (805.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70544 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-38075 |
| Website | www |
Jeanerette (/ˈdʒɪnˌrɛt/)[2] is a city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. Known as "Sugar City", it had a population of 5,530 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 467 from the 2000 tabulation of 5,997. It is two thirds African American, many of them Creoles of color.[3] Jeanerette is the part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area; its parish is also one of the 22 included in the Acadiana region, which has had a high proportion of Francophones.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Rick Aschmann (May 2, 2018). "North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns". Aschmann.net. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Jeanerette (city), Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.